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53 Reasons Why Being A Nature Photographer Is The Best Job In The World
As fascinating as nature and wildlife photography can be, there are often beautiful and unforgettable things that happen behind the lens as well. Usually, these can only be enjoyed by the photographers themselves, but occasionally, we're lucky enough to have a second photographer on the scene to capture these special moments. These photos are some of the weirdest, funniest, scariest and most beautiful moments that we've ever seen behind the scenes in nature and wildlife photography.
If you've ever captured a special moment behind the scenes, we'd love to see it. Please share it with us by adding it to this list – and upvote your favorites, too!
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These are so special! Being a nature lover, it would be impossible for me not to appreciate the unusual occasion of a chance encounter with wildlife. Always have that camera ready... I could write a book on the chances I have missed because of that one oversight. Often I might be fishing without immediate camera access, or driving, when merely stopping and getting my camera out, on and focussed is too long a delay and the opportunity vanishes. A second photographer? What a luxury - unlikely for most of us amateurs.
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I'm guessing this man is a gentle soul; else that Cheetah wouldn't be lying next to him. What a thrill that would be!
I love cheetahs. Pharaohs used to train them for hunting like only dogs are trained in most places. Given its collar, I wonder if it lives on a preserve and interacts with people often.
It's a tracking collar, it has a GPS chip in it so people can see where it is.
Load More Replies...Gives new meaning to "fatback." I'd give anything to have a baby seal cuddle on my back!
See that one off in the distance...get a shot of that one!
Damn! Not a sign of another human being so as you can flash that whitey big lens of yours.
Oh, don't mind me! I'm just trying to break the internet...
Load More Replies...I find it funny how the fawn isn't afraid of the human or the wolf cub
It's called a camera instead of a gun, bow and arrow, etc. Yes, they know the difference
Load More Replies...wow! i would love to do this, how rewarding, being around nature like this and the animals:)
I WANT TO BE THIS PERSON WHEN I GROW UP I ALSO LOVE WOLVES SO REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
"In Kenya baby cheetahs usually give you a back massage whilst you happily take your photographs! Come for a photographic safari now and see for youself!" The Kenyan Touristic Board
I think....this is one brave man. (or else, he's too terrified to move). Either way, FANTASTIC photo!
Not me my friend, best kept at a distance. In case this be a form of menu-planning!
Load More Replies...Chicken!... Naaaah: fish! No, 'tis chicken! You stubborn bear: it's fish!
I'm tellin' you Bruno, he's a photographer! You sure Mischka? He doesn't SMELL like a photographer! Taste him. See if he tastes like a photographer.
If these are wild bears then this is a dangerous and irresponsible action that the photographer is making. If these are tame bears, then it should say so. How many unaware people seeing this will think it okay to let bears get this close and be injured or even killed as a consequence. Don
"Now, where's that damn barn owl I've been stalking all morning?" And SLR user would rather die than look away from their viewfinder.
This looks like the same guy who had an encounter with a family of gorillas.
Load More Replies...Lucky to have a Bengal tiger baby(I'm pretty sure that's what it is, right?) on him/)
Aw tiger kitten make beautiful Tigger substitute for Winnie-the-Pooh stories AA Milne!
That looks like a weasel. She could be missing a lip in a few seconds.
I don't think that the lady would bite the martens's lip off :-)
Load More Replies...awwwwww hes about to bite her nose off hehehehehehehehe so cute
Is that a ferret or a weasel or a mink or a stoat? She's expecting a kiss, but it's about to chew her lip off! Anthropomorphising wild animals isn't healthy.
This one is kinda awfully sad. This poor oran-goutan should be in nature not prisoner behind a glass waiting for people to either laugh at him and make silly faces to him or to show some compassion to him.
Yeah. I was a photographer for a while. The pay was terrible. Here I get free food and lodging. Good picture though. Keep working at it, someday you'll get the hang of it.
That's the car window he's looking through not an enclosure. The article is about wild life not zoo animals.
this is not nature photography.. the poor orangutan is a zoo exhibit
this is not a nature photographer , when you see a glass between them
Love this! He is the buddy looking at the vacation pics or giving approval of the "glam" shots...It's just beautiful seeing the interaction between you both 3>
Just a little higher, there is really nothing on the ground for you... I already got the acorns!
Our experienced tracker says a squirrel has been here not too long ago.
Watcha takin a picture of, huh? Whatcha takin a picture of? Why are you pointing your camera down? The good stuff is over there. Why are you talkin to yourself? Whatcha takin a picture of? You want me to show you where to take some good pictures? huh? I can show you some good pictures! You want me to show you? huh? Do ya? huh?
I wonder what the photographer did to anger this eagle so much.... hmmmmm... privacy encroachment maybe..
Sshhhhh! Get ready. One. Two. Three....... GOOSE! Grab the camera!
Again, I wish it were me. Wondering if my guess is correct....meerkats???
Load More Replies...These guys are amazing. Don't know if I'd like to be all water logged like that. But, really good, in fact, excellent and expert Wildlife Photographers don't mind any of the elements. They get great shots that way.
Load More Replies...This image so sharp I cut my eyes... Please... This totally overdone editing ruined this otherwise picture :/
Wildlife and sports photographers beware: Nikon's latest auto focus system is sure to raise some eyebrows at Canon this summer!
He's name is Konsta Punkka and he's called the squirrel whisperer here in finland :) he has amazing photos on instagram @ kpunkka
Additionally animals that are that isolated from humans don't see them as a threat negating the need for camouflage.
Load More Replies..."What do you mean these ain't polar bears? The tripadvisor.com review clearly said this is the North Pole!"
More like "i like my humans served raw with cheeeeese".
Load More Replies..."No one believed me when I said I'd bought this jacket as camouflage."
There's camo and then, there's camo - smart choice for the setting, but how did you know the tone/tint?
I love the dedication. As I look at these and I realize I am so grateful for people like these photographers who are documenting are wonderful wildlife, which need to be revered and protected.
I need to check my grammar before posting! As I look at these, I (no and)...OUR not are!
Load More Replies..."Her name's Gertrude, as it also doubles as my love doll on those lonely, cold nights spent in the Arctic Circle."
I think this page used to be about 'nature photographers behind the scenes'. At least, that's in the URL: https://www.boredpanda.com/nature-photographers-behind-the-scenes/
Load More Replies...A Meerkat is not a mere cat, it is not a cat at all, but it is carnivorous. And, apparently curious!
Peter Griffin: "You guys are stupid. See, they're gonna be looking for army guys."
It's to show the photograph's techniques of being incognito.
Load More Replies...Wow. What an incredible shot. I do wildlife photography and I am SO jealous.
Its the photo I took as it was coming at me in previous pic. They are supposed to be posted together.
Load More Replies...When you look at this photo and the trust that has been built and the respect that is being shown, please tell me why we feel this great need to destroy these great beings? I think we would act much the same should our conditions be the same.
waaaaw!! wolfs are just so beautyful and they are good waaaaw!!! i am just like them i'm just like wolfs
OMG I FAVORITE I AM GOING TO FOLLOW YOU CUZ I LOVE WOLVES,LOVE UR IMAGES, AND AND GOING TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN I AM OLDER
Okay guys, I'm sure we can discuss this conundrum in a civilized, non-violent manner.
The photographer looks so annoyed. "Isn't this ridiculous enough without you taking a photo of me in this bird suit?"
Load More Replies...This one reminds me of ace Ventura ( Jim Carrey ) in the baby rhinoceros robot!
Oh my gosh, that's a slug...with a snail she'll own.*laughs and facepalms*
running from a bear would be rather stupid xD
Load More Replies...Here is one of the shots I got of this grizzly: http://tinyurl.com/q8xdwz4
Here is one of the shots I got of this grizzly: http://tinyurl.com/q8xdwz4 https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Maslyar-Photography-Nature-Landscape-and-Wildlife-Images-353860394637282/
I saw many whales in Alaska. They were amazing. This picture is good.
Thanks :) your hart beat a bit more when there are so close
Load More Replies...Talking about the lemur? Or the scar on my shoulder?
Load More Replies...Thanks! Yes! - Good and apt saying of the!
Load More Replies...In Hungary, a small "Zagyva" River shore (near the town of Szolnok), in the summer, very many of the mosquito. It's easy photography - but it should be a good macro lens. I sit on the grass, and my knee soon pass the mosquito.
This is very little blood. The mosquito was very small. This "action" was 5-7 seconds.
Many thanks for the words of praise! People might fear. They believe all animals (mosquitoes) infect. A silly thought of "infectious" ..
Wow, very rare picture. Well done! I don't get why you got -1 point. People are so stupid sometimes.
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